Metal Wolf Chaos XD

Metal Wolf Chaos XD is a modernized re-release of FromSoftware's 2004 mech shooter with upgraded visual fidelity, refined controls and gameplay, a new save system, and 4K + 16:9 support for modern displays.

Specifically the Metal Wolf mech itself, why is it all bright and colorful and clean?
Metal Wolf should be dark, dirty, and rusty.
Richard's mech looks like an almost perfect upscale minorly cleaned up, but Metal Wolf's new look is really at odds with t...

I'm completely serious. I mean this with all sincerity and no ill will. If you can't handle "mech america great again" you're certainly not going to be able to handle constant over-the-top post-9/11-style american jingoism and legal slavery.

Metal Wolf Chaos XD timing is 'interesting' because 'a lot of people are fascinated by the president'

Aug 22

At this year's E3, we learned Metal Wolf Chaos XD, a lost From Software classic from 2004, is getting a remaster. Released exclusively in Japan, the original stars Michael Wilson—a fictional US president whose office is in turmoil. From's Masanori Takeuchi says the world's fascination with Donald Trump's presidency makes the timing of the remake interesting.

"This whole project started with Devolver [Digital]," Takeuchi tells our Tom at Gamescom, via a translator. "Devolver tweeted at From out of the blue, no pre-context, they just said: 'Hey, would you like to collaborate on re-releasing this game?' The project did not start from From Software, but it is interesting timing because of the political climate. A lot of people are fascinated by the president, what he does every day—both positively and negatively."

"[Laughs] It could be funny, visually," says Takeuchi. "But, I dunno, maybe not."

Takeuchi, the 2004 Metal Wolf Chaos director, turns his attention to his original vision. "From Software had created the Armored Core series, a separate mech game," says Takeuchi. "But the mission for Metal Wolf Chaos specifically was that as we released sequels to Armored Core, we realised there was an audience who were interested in playing mech games. The AC series, however, was a little too complex for them.

"Firstly, internally you have to combine and customise your mech a lot—that felt a little too complicated for some people. Secondly, physically, Armored Core uses all the buttons and sticks, and you have to really be precise in your control. There was an audience that wanted something a little more simple, but who still wanted to feel badass.

"The mission for this, then, was to create a From Software mech game that was accessible. Something that's very easy to pick up and play, with an arcadey feel, that lets those players indeed feel badass."

Metal Wolf Chaos XD is without a concrete launch date, but is due at some point in 2019.

Additional reporting by Tom Senior.

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I’ve since read around, and can now confirm that it’s definitely both. I can also confirm that a remastered version is on its way to PCs the world over, and there’s a trailer for it that made me say ‘whaa?’ out loud. (more…)